Article holder



NOV; 1929. s. A. GREGORY 1,736,591 MiHGLB HOLDER.

Filad July 16. 1928 Af'ToRr E Patented Nov. 19, 1929 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE ARTICLE HOLDER Application. filed July 16, 1928. SerialNo. 293,102.

- This invention relates to a holder for articles of various kinds, thegeneral object of the invention being to provide a member formed ofresilient material and having a substantially pear-shaped openingtherein through which the handle of a broom or other article is adaptedto be assed, with means for hingedly connecting t e member to a wall orthe like so that when the member assumes an inclined position, due tothe action of gravity, the handle of the article will be ripped byopposing walls of the opening of the member and thus be supported by themember.

Thisinvention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote ike or correspondingarts throughout the several views, and in w ich Figure 1 is a front viewof the device.

Figure 2 is a view showing the device in use.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through the device.

. Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 3.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the holder which is formed ofrubber or the like clearly shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. The eye of thestaple passes through the eye of an e e bolt or pin 7 so that the member1 can e hingedly connected with a wall or other support, as shown inFigure 2.

When the handle A of a broom or other object is passed through theopening in the member, the member will assume an inclined position underthe action of gravity, as shown in Figure 2, so that the V-shaped walls2 of the opening will grip a portion of the handle at one side thereofand the rounded walls 3 of the opening will grip the front part of thehandle, as shown in Figure 2, and thus the article will be firmlysupported by the member.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that I may make changes in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a memberformed of resilient material having an opening therein formed with anupper V-shaped art and a semi-circular lower part for receiving a handleof an object to be supported, an eye carrying member hav ingl a portionembedded in the member and a wa l engaging member having an eye whichengages the eye of the first member.

2. A device of the class described comprising a member formed ofresilient material having an opening therein formed with an upperV-shaped part and a semi-circular lower part for receiving a handle ofan object to be supported, said member being endless and means wherebythe upper end of the member can be attached to awall.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

STEPHEN A. GREGORY.

